Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-08
A Tenement Honse Disaster.

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we're asleep III the fiye-story tenement at
No. II Essex street, a fire broke out in
bakery shop in the basement. The smoke
filed the tenement, but the firemen
swarmed through the house, directing the
occupants to the fire-escapes. All but about
% persons were thus able to make their
escape uniDjured. The twenty who were
injured were helped out by the firemen and
the ambulance corps. Though the posi-
bilities for dreadful disaster were great,
the actual injuries are not fatal in any case.
The Chicagos Defeat the Champions.
ST. LOUIS, April 7th.-The first game of
the world championship baseball series
between the present worlds champions
and Chicagos was PLAYED to-day in the
presence of 5000 people, and the Chicagos
won it after hard fight At the on,set it
looked as though it would be hard
pitchers battle, and it proved, to great
extent to he SUCH as the work of both
Foutz and Clarkson, under the restrictions
of the new pitching rules, was remarkable.
The game was characterized bv brilliant
back-stop work by Bushong and DAILY and
st. Louis 3.
Powderly Talks Sense.
HARRISBURG PA, April 7th-Powderly
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Labor here to- night. In his remarks he
repelled the assertion so often made that
the Knights favored the Socialists and An
aIchists. He said, in conclusion No
matter what errors we have committed in
the past we have always aimed at doing
right. We have always kept clear of one
thing that brings odium on our country
anarchy We rejoiced, therefore, in the
defeat of the Anarchist candidates in
Chicago"
Heavy Freights Coming.
New YORK, April 7th.-There has been
vast movement of freight 10 the Pacific
coast within the past six weeks to take ad-
vantage of the rates in force prior to the
9th of April. The movement has been
larger than any before known in the annals
of Pacific railroad tonnage. The report for
the week ending April I'd will show that
$50 carloads were shipped to Pacific coast
points during the week, an average of
ninety per day.
The Distress in Texas.
SAN ANTONIO April 7th.-Reports of
suffering from drought continue to come
in from the cotton and cattle districts of
the southwest. A letter published in the
Times this afternoon from the Postmaster
at Rossgille represents .he condition in his
neighborhood as truly distressing, and
calls upon the business men of San An
tonic for relief.
Arrival of Haggin's Colts.
MONMOUTH PARK IN. J.), April 7tb.-
Especial Matt Byrnes has arrived here
from Sacramento with twenty race horses,
the property of J. B. Haggin. Among the
new arrivals is the famous flly Guenn
(which, it is said, Hsggin has reserved for
Suburban). The filly Napa and the colt
Prodigal are among the new arrivals. The
remaining seventeen are 2-year-olds.
Rhode Island Election.
Providence (R. L., April 7th.-John w.
Davis (Dem.) is elected Governor by 973
majority. There is no election for Lieu
nant-Governor and Secretary of State.
The Senate stands: Republicans 10,
Democrats IL and there was no election in
five cases. The House will comprise y
Republicans and 20 Democrats, with twelve
districts yet 10 be heard from,
A Diplomat Recalled.
WASHINGTON, April 7th.-Senor Corral,
Bolivian Minister to this country, to-day
presented letters of recall to President
Cleveland, and the customary civilities
were EXCHANGED. 1t is understood that Sc
nor Corral has been relieved at his own re-
quest.
completion OF cruisers.
WASHINGTON, A pril 7th.-Secretary Whit
ney has decided TO push the completion of
work on the cruisers Atlanta, Boston and
Chicago, so as TO permit of an early adjust
ment of accounts with the contractors.
Commissioners of Patents.
WASHINGTON, April 7th.--The President
this afternoon appointed Benton J. Hall, of
California, to be Commissioner of Patents,
vice Montgomery resigned.
Unfortunate Affair.
SPRINGFIELD qll), April 7th.-William
and Joseph Warford. two brothers, had an
alteration in their home here this morn
ing, concerning horse. William drew a
revolver and shot Joseph, breaking his
arm. He then went to his room and shot
himself through the heart.
Bedrcing The Figures.
DETROIT, April 7th.-Complete returns
have not vet been received from Mondays
election At 1:30 to- day the EueniBg Journals
figures show that prohibition is defeated
by only 1857. An official count may be
necessary to settle it.
A Story Denied.
CIScINEATI, April 7th.-Halstead prints
a card in the Commercial Gazelte to-day,
denying that he bad received any letter
from Whitelaw Reid expressing prefer
ence for Sherman for President.
Death of Veteran.
PROVIDENCE Or. ]. ), April 7th.-Commo-
dore Charles Green, of the United States
Navy (retired), died suddenly this after
int his rffx aCal n